“…Being deployed on a mission is likely accompanied by career progression, personal growth and fulfilment, a pay raise, an opportunity to know different cultures, and the strengthening and clarification of marital relations (Barbudo, Francisco, & Santos, 2014). On the other hand, deployment causes major changes in family dynamics (Bóia, Marques, Francisco, Ribeiro, & Santos., 2018; Nichols et al, 2017; O’Neal et al, 2018; Sheppard, Malatras, & Israel, 2010) and can have both positive and negative effects on marriages (Gewirtz, Degarmo, & Zamir, 2018; Nichols et al, 2017). These effects occur during the several phases of the mission, from predeployment (it starts when news of deployment is released to the family) to postdeployment (after soldier comes home; Pincus, House, Christenson, & Alder, 2001).…”